Add-on Acquisition • Engineering

New Star Metals Acquires Material Sciences

On March 20, 2014, New Star Metals acquired engineering company Material Sciences for 139M USD

Acquisition Context

This is New Star Metals’ 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
This is New Star Metals’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is New Star Metals’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
This is New Star Metals’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	March 20, 2014
Target	Material Sciences
Sector	Engineering
Buyer(s)	New Star Metals
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	139M USD
Advisor(s)	Baird (Financial) Katten Muchin Rosenman (Legal)

Target Company

Material Sciences

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Material Sciences Corporation is a provider of material-based solutions for acoustical and coated applications. The Company uses its expertise in materials, which it leverages through relationships and a network of partners, to solve customer-specific problems.

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Buyer

New Star Metals

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

Category	Company
Founded	2010
Sector	Metals/Mining

DESCRIPTION

New Star Metals, Inc. is engaged in the processing and distribution of value-added steel products with about 400,000 tons of current processing capacity serving customers across a variety of end markets in the Midwest.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	2 of 2
Sector: Engineering	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	2 of 2
State: Illinois	1 of 1
Country: United States	2 of 2
Year: 2014	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 1

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2013-07-10	Canfield Metal Coating Canfield, Ohio, United States Canfield Metal Coating Corp. is a provider of galvanized and painted steel coils to a variety of companies in the packaging, automotive, and construction industries.	Buy	-

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TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2013-07-10

Canfield Metal Coating

Canfield, Ohio, United States

Canfield Metal Coating Corp. is a provider of galvanized and painted steel coils to a variety of companies in the packaging, automotive, and construction industries.

Buy

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